paddle wear

[Surfrjag]

I am curious how much wear and tear a set of paddles (9 paddles extreme's) will see in a single weekend at the dunes. ls to be exact. A buddy of mine says I will tear them up in a weekend.. I have never been so maybe someone who rides at the dunes can enlighten me.

[dozer]

unless you do burnouts on the pavement or puncture one they last a long time.

[sprinklerman]

unless you do burnouts on the pavement or puncture one they last a long time.

^^^ this

[toytech]

my 10 paddle haulers are 4yrs old and still look like new. ride them in sand only and they will last a long time.

[Starwriter]

Exactly as mentioned above. Asphalt is what grinds them down. Don't do burnouts, wheelies, or high speeds on asphalt. When you do have to ride on asphalt, try to avoid sharp turns, where 1 tire is slipping. Cranking the power on, on hard dirt surfaces will fold the paddles back and split them.

[sheerider11]

My sand stars are 4 years old. There just starting to show there age. I've ridden on pretty hard packed dirt, sand, really rocky sand, and the loading process on my driveway.

There just starting to split in the "V"

[Nightmare]

My sand stars are 4 years old. There just starting to show there age. I've ridden on pretty hard packed dirt, sand, really rocky sand, and the loading process on my driveway.

There just starting to split in the "V"

That's pretty damn good.

[possum]

Sand can wear down the paddles over time. I have a rounded set of extremes about 12 yrs old

[BUILDER]

Shit if he is using a set up in a weekend he must be burning out on the pavement. I get several years out of a set. Yes they will wear over time but it takes many years of riding to wear them out. 

[ban565]

I've have a set of taller haulers since 2004 with minimal wear but I only ride in sand.

[Dunetigger]

The only problem I ever have in the sand is the bead will sometimes get some sand in between the wheel and it could start to leak a little air over time.  other than that; DuneCat said it all 20 years and still kickin it in the sand..